HIGHFLIER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

highflier

noun

ˈhī-ˈflī(-ə)r

variants or highflyer

as in powerhouse

an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired one of New York's largest law firms, it attracts highfliers looking for a big-time legal career

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Recent Examples of highflier The fish were seized along with the fishing gear and highflyers, which are used to mark the beginning and end of long fishing lines. —

Greg Wehner, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025 Sam Bankman-Fried is the latest highflier to learn that lesson. —

Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2022 Peloton had been a highflier during the pandemic, when lockdowns sent customers scrambling to buy its stationary bikes and attend classes. —

Maria Halkias and Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2022 The deal, the exact dollar figure of which remained unclear, represents quite a comedown for the one-time highflier. —

Amy Feldman, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021 See All Example Sentences for highflier

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powerhouse

Noun

And those figures are boosted by players who may not hail from power conferences but certainly played for college powerhouses.

— Arnie Stapleton, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Netflix‘s new comedy Big Mistakes, created by the powerhouse duo of Dan Levy and Rachel Sennott, is surely a direct heir to Weeds and one that will probably at least interest viewers who watched Killing It and Deli Boys and Sunny Nights.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026